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The Japanese House Setlist
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Buckinghamshire’s The Japanese House recently stopped by the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last Monday, February 27th; touring in support of her new EP Swim Against the Tide (Dirty Hit/Intersope).
Opening up the show was Toronto’s Blaise Moore, joined by a drummer and keyboardist. Although Moore was born (and currently based out of Canada), the 21-year-old spent most of her time growing up in New Zealand, so her music seemed to be inspired by the country’s trip-hop sound with Toronto’s alternative scene.
Many, if not all, of Moore’s songs on her brief 30-min set are about her struggles of relationships and loneliness (even though she tried to sound so tough by overusing the word “f***” in many of her songs). Her new EP is called Laurence, which is an updated/upgraded version of her previous EP London, and those songs are, in fact, about a Laurence from London. Apparently, judging by her live performance of her songs ‘Friends’, ‘F*** It’, and set-closer ‘Stutter’, that Laurence sounded like a real jerk.
On The Japanese House’s second Minnesota appearance (they first appeared with The 1975 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St Paul on 25 May 2016), they were really pleased that the show sold out... especially as it was their first MN headlining show.
As previously mentioned, the band is really a stagename for solo artist Amber Bain, who released three EPs: Pools to Bathe In, Clean, and the latest Swim Against the Tide. Many of these tracks were produced by Bain and the 1975’s George Daniel.
Bain, on guitars and vocals duties, has a full band with her, including a drummer, bassist, and keys. The band started their set with ‘Clean’, followed by the audience’s favorite ‘Teeth’ (based on the feedback from the crowd)... Bain announced that her next song, ‘Cool Blue’ would be “slightly less depressing.”
Midway into her set, after ‘Letter By The Water’, Bain noticed the disco ball that hung from the Triple Rock Social Club’s ceiling and asked, “Can someone work that disco ball? That would be amazing.” The request fell on deaf ears, that in the middle of ‘Leon’, the disco ball magically turned on with a massive cheer from the audience! Bain wore a massive smile on her face and struggled to continue singing.
If you look over their setlist, they basically played everything that they’ve ever released among the three EPs ... which meant that they actually didn’t have any songs for an encore. The band is still young, so hopefully when they return (with a full album release), that they will upgrade to a bigger venue and a longer playlist. In the meantime, this would be the best time to catch the band as they are starting to just grow.
Opening up the show was Toronto’s Blaise Moore, joined by a drummer and keyboardist. Although Moore was born (and currently based out of Canada), the 21-year-old spent most of her time growing up in New Zealand, so her music seemed to be inspired by the country’s trip-hop sound with Toronto’s alternative scene.
Many, if not all, of Moore’s songs on her brief 30-min set are about her struggles of relationships and loneliness (even though she tried to sound so tough by overusing the word “f***” in many of her songs). Her new EP is called Laurence, which is an updated/upgraded version of her previous EP London, and those songs are, in fact, about a Laurence from London. Apparently, judging by her live performance of her songs ‘Friends’, ‘F*** It’, and set-closer ‘Stutter’, that Laurence sounded like a real jerk.
On The Japanese House’s second Minnesota appearance (they first appeared with The 1975 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St Paul on 25 May 2016), they were really pleased that the show sold out... especially as it was their first MN headlining show.
As previously mentioned, the band is really a stagename for solo artist Amber Bain, who released three EPs: Pools to Bathe In, Clean, and the latest Swim Against the Tide. Many of these tracks were produced by Bain and the 1975’s George Daniel.
Bain, on guitars and vocals duties, has a full band with her, including a drummer, bassist, and keys. The band started their set with ‘Clean’, followed by the audience’s favorite ‘Teeth’ (based on the feedback from the crowd)... Bain announced that her next song, ‘Cool Blue’ would be “slightly less depressing.”
Midway into her set, after ‘Letter By The Water’, Bain noticed the disco ball that hung from the Triple Rock Social Club’s ceiling and asked, “Can someone work that disco ball? That would be amazing.” The request fell on deaf ears, that in the middle of ‘Leon’, the disco ball magically turned on with a massive cheer from the audience! Bain wore a massive smile on her face and struggled to continue singing.
If you look over their setlist, they basically played everything that they’ve ever released among the three EPs ... which meant that they actually didn’t have any songs for an encore. The band is still young, so hopefully when they return (with a full album release), that they will upgrade to a bigger venue and a longer playlist. In the meantime, this would be the best time to catch the band as they are starting to just grow.
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Blaise Moore |
Blaise Moore |
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The Japanese House |
The Japanese House |
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The Japanese House at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (27 Feb 2017) |
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